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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds so immature when school boosters respond to "hurt feelings" but saying that the poster's loved one must not have gotten in.

Grow up and argue based on substance people. [/quote]

It's a fine school.  It's not the greatest.  It's going downhill rapidly.  And yes, before the crazy W&M boosters show up, I'm an alum.[/quote]

Why do you think that it’s going downhill rapidly?  [/quote]

The school is stretched very thin financially, to start.  Instead of spending it on things that matter, like teaching (professors are notoriously underpaid and a lot of very talented young professors are forced to leave as a result), the school dumps money into silly things that show no tangible benefit, like the St. Andrews program.  There was also the issue of cutting the track teams for men and women, among other high-performing sports teams, recently and alumni fought like hell to bring them back (thankfully, it worked).  On-campus recruiting is very weak, especially when compared to UVA on the business side; you're not getting the same caliber of companies showing up to get W&M students, and if they do come, they're recruiting for the JV team (e.g., Accenture and Deloitte federal show up, not the commercial counterparts).  One of my children started at W&M and transferred out.  They were initially excited about going to their parents' college, but compared to the experience of their siblings at other schools, they didn't think they were getting the full experience and were even getting "ripped off" when it came to campus events and speakers, course selection/variety, and other things.[/quote]

Where did your other kids go that was a better experience?[/quote]

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